Team Leader - Residential Children's Home

SuperCare Residential; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider in Eastbourne is seeking a Day Team Leader to support a team working with young people who have complex learning disabilities. The role involves leading shifts, overseeing care plans, and ensuring a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care and experience in residential care. Benefits include above-average salary, training, private healthcare, and clear pathways for career advancement.

Benefits

Salary 20% above sector average

36 days of advanced training annually

Private healthcare & 24/7 GP

Gym membership stipend

Pension & bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced shift leader in children’s residential or SEN care.
• Able to physically engage in activities with energetic young people.
• Working knowledge of developmental trauma and sensory processing difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Lead and organise day shifts, guiding staff through routines and responsibilities.
• Oversee care planning, medical regimes, and safeguarding requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Support for complex medical conditions

Experience with attachment difficulties

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care (NVQ3 or equivalent)

Job description

A Day Team Leader at SuperCare provides structure, support, and inspiration for a team working with young people who present with complex learning disabilities and associated conditions/syndromes such as Smith‑Magenis Syndrome, congenital hypopituitarism, global developmental delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), SEMH difficulties, sensory processing differences, and attachment‑related trauma. You'll help set the tone for the day: ensuring routines are consistent, staff feel supported, and children experience warmth, safety, and opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and organise day shifts, guiding staff through routines and responsibilities.
• Oversee care planning, medical regimes, and safeguarding requirements.
• Experienced shift leader in children’s residential or SEN care.
• Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care (NVQ3 or equivalent).
• Skilled in supporting complex medical conditions and genetic syndromes.
• Strong communicator with clear professional boundaries.
• Relational leader who can inspire, support, and challenge staff constructively.
• Experienced candidates would also bring working knowledge of supporting developmental trauma, attachment difficulties, sensory processing difficulties, and complex medical needs.
• The young people in this home are incredibly energetic and active! Therefore you should be able to physically and mentally engage in a wide range of activities.

Benefits of Working at SuperCare

At SuperCare, we’re on a mission to be the number one employer in social care. We know our staff give so much of themselves, so we make sure we give back.

• Salary 20% above the sector average.
• Rota: 07:30-22:30 (1 day on, 2 days off).
• 36 days of advanced training annually.
• Level 3/5 Diplomas fully funded.
• Private healthcare & 24/7 GP.
• Gym membership stipend.
• Clear pathway to Deputy Manager or Registered Manager.
• Pension & bonus scheme.
• Parking and communal cars provided to transport young people in the community.